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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1954
Page
2
Entry in the Cameron Texas post office declares second class mail matter under an 1879 act. It notes publication every Thursday and subscription rates of 61.75 locally, 2.00 outside Milam County, and 2.25 out of state.
Mrs. Alvin Pyeatt of Memphis is visiting in the home of her mother Mrs. S. W. McClaren Sr. in Memphis.
A local reader imagines a government diplomacy win as he describes a farmyard scenario. The note riffs on U S West Germany food aid and envisions winning concessions by delaying and stiffly accepting hay offers.
A letter-writer offers to act as a diplomatic pioneer, proposing to accept loads and shipments to win diplomatic victories. He jokes about being coaxed into accepting goods and imagines governments or locals praising his efforts as diplomatic wins from his Johnson grass farm. He invites others to join in similar diplomacy.
Milam County Health Unit lists weekly disease counts for the week ending Friday September 3. Scarlet fever three cases, gonorrhea three, measles one, and pertussis one, according to county health physician Dr. John B. Bryson.
Fred M. Carroll, formerly of Midland, purchases Harris Texaco Service Station at Fannin and 4th Avenue from H. L. Harris after 30 years of operation. Carroll, a Baylor 1948 graduate and Shell Oil buyer since 1948, plans to offer unmatched service in Cameron with wife Dorothy Perrin Carroll and daughter Priscilla at 304 East 13th Avenue.
Den Two Cub Scouts held a regular meeting Monday August 30 in the back yard of their Den Mother Mrs. Bill Wallace from five to seven. The theme Out-of-Doors had the Cubs building a camp fire which they later used to cook their food. All Cubs were present with Mrs. Wallace assisted by Mrs. W A L Robinson.
Parma Radio Service advertises radio and television servicing for all makes. The notice highlights expert repairs and maintenance for receivers, consoles, and household electronics offered locally.
Texas motorists must obtain annual car inspections between September 15, 1954, and April 15, 1955 under the Motor Vehicle Inspection Act. DPS Chief George Busby says 106 cases were filed against owners who skipped inspections this period, with patrol and local police contributing as well. He believes 1953-54 arrests were comparatively low due to widespread compliance.
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